Born into this worldUnder an early sunA mortal man of the ancient kingdom...earthWalking in the dream of the vineThe lucid path of visionI see a garden of shadows with no way outWithin the worlds of my dreamI seek the essence of my beingI transcend the realms...unknown beforeDimensions open before meAbsorbed/dissolved into the light ofUniversal understandingCursed to live forever...burning from insideMy flesh is turned to fire...my eyes to blinding lightAwakened in my dream to the sound of my own screamMetamorphosis...transformation...mutationWho am I...what am IReaching out with my mindSeeing the mysteriesTouch the originMy mind transcends mortalityDisplaced behind the prism of lightFalling into the eye of the paradoxI become the center of timeI am the balance...I am the eyeI am reborn...beyond the bodyBeyond the pattern...beyond horizonsBeyond the light...divinityKnowing the secret of creationThe universe within the flower of lifeFive patterns of existenceVibration of eternityPast futures...emerge from the presentLost forever inside my mindI am eternalFoundation of time and spaceOne becomes one inside the circleBearing the ancient scrolls of existenceI am destiny

Parallels exist withinReflection of time and spaceInside of dimensionDualities evolving from aSingle-cell universe within the moleculeWithin this dimensionOf my creationIn the blinding light of darknessI remain one/we become oneConstant fluctuationTwo suns bornBorn of the atomSymbiotic oppositionRecreation of life changingIndividual...sovereigntyAbsorb the other...fusionConception of time's vibration collapses withinAncient forces of oppositionEternal balances of existenceAeons...futures...past...evolutionInternal axis of resistancePre-embryonic magnetic coreCreation of all worlds insideExistence of thoughtReaches beyond...foreverHarmony achieved through unityWithin the spectral fields of light...called time

Eternally connected to the energies of existenceSubconscious link of consciousnessThe golden light that makes us all one soulOne thoughtOne beginningOne center of focusPasts, present, futuresExisting in the momentSequences of existence inner-twineFeel my light touch theeThe dreams of life awaken insideTranscend the liesLive for your dreamOpen your mind and seeOne soul, one thought, one mindEvolution of understandingAttain the wisdomsKnowledge eternalI reach out and touch your mindI reveal the secrets before your eyesLook into my eyes and you see yourselfI look into you and I see godWe hold the keys to the wisdomsTo the secrets and mysteries withinWitness the light of the new worldsEvolution of consciousnessConverging the ancient forcesBehold the thought universalEternal unity of energies...

Artificial the catalyst, organic its progenyVoracious spectral offspring - so sweet in its hungerUnbound this new vision, optical regenesisThreatening, so complete in beautiful deformity

These authorative visions order my collective senses,My questioning, doubtful, rigid self to kneelA Judas syndrome in effect - former self the deceiverIts denial the wretched kiss that kept this in disguise

Cast off - the conceiling veil, the rational cloak of doubtTorn off - the restraints, the blinded's shacklesBurned away - the agony, the fear, the griefA new set of eyes cleansed by a new belief

A new level reached, where the absence of air lets me breatheI'm inverted electrical impulses. A malfunctioning death-code incompleteAll things before me, at first unliving glimpse undecipheredIts semantics rid of logic. Nothing is all. All is contradiction

Grinding, churning - the sweetest ever noisesDecode me into their non-communicationA soundtrack to my failure, one syllable, one vowel

The Universal, the Ultimate, the AbsoluteThe wholehearted desire, in progressive conformityBy the body, by the mental, by the spiritThe logical devotionExperience of the divine idealsSpherical application of the incarnationInfinite progression in three phasesDefinite by the splendor of compassion

Actuality of the primal source incarnate amongst the soulsThe true promise of eternal career imprisoned within the mortal mindThe general developmental stages of beingDesignated as thought changers, called thought adjusters, referred to as thought controllersDisconnected with the stages of progress in mind duplicationWidespreadly known as the pilotThat lights every soul which comes into the worldThe Adjuster is eternity: man is personalityWill never know tranquility from the time of their bestowalUntil the day of their release to start upon the natural death of their subjectsThose who do not pass through the portals of natural death do not even experience this temporary restTo represent, to be, the energy of the highest order of time and spaceFundamental works of the transferElevating the mortal mindsTranslating the souls up to the spiritual heights of achievementCapacity and potentialWill wisdom have an opportunity to function?Indwell minds of whose intimate natures, fully apprisedIndwell minds of whose intimate natures, fully apprisedExhibit the worship outreachSpiritual perceptionProspects of reverential developmentCombined intellectual and spiritual powersAssociated to produce the strength of human character

Center of all things and beingsAs a creator, as a controllerLastly as an infinite upholderDawns upon mankindOnce supreme ambition, just one consuming desire that is to becomeAs they are in their spheres of supremacyThis attainment is the certain way of all progressAchieve this destiny in all that pertainsReplete in their sphere of infinity and eternityRefuse to coerce or compel (the submission of the free wills)Once becoming truly conscious, discover the majestic and indwelling presence of the controllerAccordance with enlightenment, accordance with the methodInfinitely more than reality idealizedMerely a concept, potential of righteousnessNot a synonym for natureNatural laws personifiedA transcendent reality...Concept of supreme valuesNot a focalization of spiritual meaningsReasonable to logic, plausible to philosophyEssential to beliefs, indispensable to any hope for survival

Manipulation of evolutionAgainst all that is naturalA course unchartedCreating that which was once revered by allBecoming the one to oppose what has always beenThe Pinnacle

Reconstructing the elemental nature of LifeA transcendence with no recourseTime, no longer the restrictive forceTime, no longer the constantThe pendulum has stopped.

By removing the balancing factorI rise about the homogeneousWe are equals no moreWith the common bond of death removed

I stand alone.Alone in Power.Alone in Stature.Alone.

Time is now irrelevantThe invisible structure long ago destroyedI cannot undo what has been doneA selfish dream that has turnedInto an unwanted realityWaiting for that which will never comeWithout an end, how can "Life" exist?

Stripped of all that is unique, it is redundantYou have joined us, Welcome...Embrace the new freedom of which you have never feltEmbrace the NothingnessThe sinister burden of individuality liftedEmbrace Us

You need struggle no longerWe offer what you have long yearned forYou will become completeNow part of our familyRevel without our created monotheistic systemAll else is false

You have chosen what is rightYou have chosen what is trueYou have accepted the inevitableAdorned with the sacred clothYou are now our brothers and sistersForget your past, repentWe forgive you

For you knew nothing elsePure savages now tamedWe will guide your futureTogether we move towardAll outsiders must fear us

Icons of dissent must fall, the great unclean herdedThose suitable, welcomed... Failures, discardedOur invitation needs no replyVengeance awaits the chosen who doubt, refuse or mock.We insure this, you will insure thisWe cannot be faulted, we are immaculateValues bond us closer than bloodOur family is ever growingWe will continue to do what is right:Cleansing the Profane

Waking each dawn if it was the firstSleep eroding all trace of a pastWith only vivid dreams intactI foresee all that will becomeA prophet unaware... A reluctant oracleI remain naive and innocentTainted only by the knowledge of a sinister future.Memories: For me they are Non-ExistentThe concept is alien

Carrying clouded prophecies for the futureI see time moving in the opposite directionVisions becoming clearer as they move toward fruitionEach second sees another vision fulfilled

A mind overwhelmedAll knowledge I possess dissolves as time passesA mind purgedThe future cannot be changedWith mine or your actions,Every act has already occurredThe future is complete, all outcomes final

You cannot choose.Unchangeable.Unbiased.Exact.

So without a past,How can I be defined?I do not possess a 'life', I only existMy mind a window I wish I could shatterNot free to choose a path to travelAs I already see its end.With a perpetual view into the void that will becomeI am the Observer to the Future,Watching the crumbling timeline unfold in reverse.

Using universal time theories to ratify their religion.These elite toil, to advance comprehension - Of space and time.Although; out for the benefit of 'outsiders'.Only their sanctuary shall profit as they understand, the true purpose of life:To become a god, to become omnipotent -This is life's work, yet completion will be fatal.Psychologically unbalanced leaders in knowledge,Unwittingly preparing the termination of 'reality'.Yet with no malevolence towards others of their kindred...Simply focusing on the will of the sermon.Time movement is their goal such dedication rarely witnessed!The only motivation in their myopic minds an individual craving for a subconscious need,Allows philosophical faults to be unseen thus far created revolutionary scientific:And technical advancements that that would be the awe of all.Their concealment from society however, masks such glory,Playing fundamentalist cult like spiritual insanity.The word of their messiah eludes to their intentions yet she is no more than,A charismatic jester of the modern world.Emittfihs her synonym -The name of true insanity time must be unbalanced to reach true enlightenmentFor it is a cage that enslaves us all.Restricted in thought we are not.For we seek what others only dream,Try as they might, those un-enlightened will not understandThe secrets and power that await in the shifting of time we must strive against ill-informed resistanceTo acquire the chalice of a higher spiritual awakening!Time must be stopped to achieve their purpose; A crazed thought.Impossible of course?Yet their methods could be plausible if their timeline theories are correct,This 'cult' could succeed in reversing reality itself,Cataclysmic events beyond mental, comprehension.Reversing the evolution of that universe itself!Using, advanced quantum physics and light frequency radiation to achieve the task.Accidentally covering the mysteries of time, but believing it to be true celestial intervention.Theories, when, exercised, will follow a destructive path.Transgressing timelines and interfering in matters of dimensional construct...The Objective: To find the dawn of time itself and prevent it from commencing!Only then will they reach.Their goal...Omnipotence!A fascinating presumption, that only time will reveal...

Zyklon - Worm World (Norwegian metal band, now defunct - started out as black/death hybrid then turned death - members of various bands like Norwegian black metal group Emperor etc.):

Planetary sickness, the state of the world. Time, Death, God; inbreed overkill altered through decayed moral causing global infection. Compulsion of matter, the remaining part of dreariness and obsolete dejection. Man breeds ignorance and fatality. Empty eyes and a soul forsaken, an intellect like zero, reasons for pandemic genocide. Human trash, wasted flesh, is that what you wanna be? Practise what you preach.

In despite of development from chaos humanity has degenerated in relation to the primordial state. Misconception and misinterpretation of values, surrounds you like a mental drape.

You stink - that`s how you are. You reek - that`s what you`re at. You are mentally dead - that`s what you`ve become. You are matter without content - that`s what you`re all about. And you thought you were the highlight of the ladder of evolution?

No matter if you do your best, it`s still a worm world with you in the middle of the viper`s nest.

Certainly an acquired taste... but to each their own! I love all genres of music, and can see the similarities in composition and progression between songs like these posted above and classical piano works (for example). I enjoy the creative energy and passion that any piece of music is product of. Also refreshing to see lyrical subject matter which is of substance in my opinion, it's quite evident that these individuals are very in touch with themselves. I'm glad they express their spiritual and metaphysical passions by writing about them lyrically to music they enjoy, it's truly amazing that sound can be arranged, composed, ordered and manipulated to create melody. The math that is involved in some of the time signatures these bands use is also undoubtably impressive. But in the end whether or not it's considered dire or incredible is truly a matter of opinion... and luckily for us, coming from our separate but unified backgrounds in the dharma, this fact is made even more apparent due to our infallible knowledge that beyond imputed notions everything is already flawless and perfect.

So much metal/prog stuff is hopelessly humorless. Robert Fripp, even with the good work he's done with Guitar Craft, has to take it sitting down it's so damned serious. It's a bit like an animal realm in that sense. No one's laughing and irony is impossible.

David Tibet, too. That's not his real last name and he may be influenced by Tibetan Buddhism, but he's more of a Crowley/Spare kinda guy. He fronts Current 93, after all, not Current Mani or something.

I think anything truly Buddhist-influenced is going to be more in the vein of something most kids would hate because it's too "lame"... something like... Kevin Eubanks' "Zen Food," which I actually like, by the way. http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Food-Kevin-Eu ... B0043SS250 Most of the stuff you find in the rock realm are about as Buddhist as Venom is Satanist.

"Use what seems like poison as medicine. We can use our personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings." Pema Chodron